French Breakfast Muffins

Oven preheated to 375 degrees

Here is a nice "repeat" recipe I made for my kids and their friends over the years.  They are French muffins and they are lovely - especially with the cinnamon and sugar on top.  Perfect for this sunny Sunday summer morning.  Oh, please, do enjoy!

2 cups of flour, 2/3 cup white sugar, 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt, pinch or 2 of nutmeg, 1 large egg, 1 cup milk, 6 tbsp. melted butter, 1 capful of vanilla flavoring.

Combine the dry ingredients, then combine the wet ingredients separately.  Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into the well and stir until just blended.  The dough will be like biscuit dough, thick.  I like to use muffin liners, to save on the clean up of the muffin tins - if you don't, make sure you Pam spray all of the muffin cups.  So line a regular for 12 muffin tin with some pretty liners and goop the muffin mixture about 2/3 into the liners.

Then pop into the oven and bake for about 15-25 minutes.  Why the huge timeline?  Well, every oven is different.  Personally, I had to cook mine for 20 minutes.  To test, make sure they are nicely browned and put a toothpick into a muffin to test.  If it comes out clean with no wet batter, they are ready!

Topping:  1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 tbsp. cinnamon, 3-4 tbsp. melted butter.  Brush a muffin top with melted butter and dip into the sugar cinnamon mixture.  Voila!  You are ready and set to go.  My husband would like me to put blueberries in next time, so I will give that a whirl.  Otherwise, they are delicious!  Enjoy! XOXO